River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-09-15

Rufus Hat recently formed some deal on
the part Of Willard and Smith but would
not say what the men We're after. A
gentleman to whom he contided the true
inwardness of their scheme, has arrived
from NJ York with the statement that
Willard had secured a majority of the stock,
and at the annual meeting Of the Northern
Pacific people would break up the Frederick
Billings crowd and the present directory.
IN the United States court at Winona,
Mimi, in the case of A. O. Narrow, for sell
ing liquor TO Indians the jury found "A YER
dict Of not guilty. McH nry johnson, the
colored pugilist known as the BLACK
Diamond or "Black STAR" was surrender
ed by his bondsmen and bail fixed at 500
in default Of which he was locked up Me-
Donald and Morey, Alias Forrest pleaded
not guilty to the indictment for counter
teiting. The cases of r. j. Diamond, for
violation of the venue law, Jarvis Howard
violation of the pension law, n. Michaud
violation of revenue laws, Y. 5. Britt, the
SAME, and Emerson Johnson, TOR cutting
GO verument timber, were continued to the
Cetober term.
The propeller Spokane arrived in
Two Harhors and the captain reports that
he was obliged to cut loose from the big
barge DAVID Bows, which he was towing
on account of the violence of the storm
during Tuesday night and Wednesday. /
Since then nothing has been heard of the
vessel and il is feared she has gone down
with all GA board. The boat was built in
1881 and has "a gross tonnage of about 1908,
rates A IN Inland llOVds and Is valued at
about $1,000 She carried five masts and
was one OF the largest, if not the largest
schooner IN the world. She was owned by
David Darlington, of Toledo, and was
partially rebuilt in 1885. The crew
numbered about fifteen men,
At Brown Bow, Neb.. Mrs Sarah j.
Overton, charged with the murder of her
husband in the early part of July last, was
found guilty and sentenced TO - years in
the penitentiary. Mrs. Overton was the
wife of a farmer. The couple were accus-
toned to quarrel frequently, and il was
during one of these that the crime was com
mitted. Mrs. OvertOn seized a shotgun and
blew out her husbands brains She then
fixed the weapon III his hands, and at the
coroner's inquest testiti that he had com
mitted suicide. One of her daughters wore
that she had seen her mother kill her
father, and 1t was her testimony. coupled
with circumstantial evidence, that secured
her CONVICTION.
The second annual meeting of the
Pharmaceutical Association of South Da-
kota had two days session at Sioux Falls.
A ball and banquet We're given 10y the citl-
zens of the city in honor OF the visitors. The
report OF the secretary of the territorial
hoard OF DuHFilhtA AtOMHu over TOUR nun
bred registered pharmacists IN South DakO-
ia. The following officers were elected tor
the ensuing year President, w. =. Breach,
Parker; first wee president, A. A. Bartlett,
Madison; second vice president, V. ID. Diehl
Scotland; treasurer, l.. I. Cunning, ) ouX
Falls The association adjourned to meet
in "A two days session 70 Huron, Aug. q,
1883.
The fast mail on the Chicago, Bur
lington q Quincy railroad ran into the
regular passenger train, westward bound,
near Alton, Iowa, Wednesday afternoon at
, o'clock. The pa-senger had been detained
by freight, and the fast mail tailed to
notice the signal 10 stop. The list of injured
was chiefly confined TO the sleeper on tn
rear end of the passenger train. Only one
person, babe, was killed outright, one
lady and "A child years old received
probable fatal injuries and nine 9th rs
were injured, not dangerously, hut in some
cases painfully. The accident is said to be
due TO an improperly given signal to the
mail train.
A committee of Grand Forks, OAK,
citizens gave the Sisters of the Ursuline
Academy a genuine surprise the other day.
a few weeks ago subscription lists were sent
around until about 1910 was subscribed and
collected. Then the whole was iudiciouslv
invested in single and double carriage,
with harm IS to match, and the entire out
tit formally presented. Tue presentation
was mainly due to the untirtug energy of
DR.. NJ W. Scott. who deserves especial
mention for the part he took in this
charitable work. The Sisters We're highly
delighted with the unexpected gift.
Ben. Daily, a prominent young so
ciety man of Milwaukee, Wis, and an
officer in the First Wisconsin Light Battery
met his death after making a round % the
town with some boon companions. About
3 O'Clock IN the morning the Daily party
met a couple of men on the street and hap
pening to jOstle against one of them an al
tercation ensued, and Daily was stabbed
He ran to a saloon near 10y. pursued 10y his
ASSISTANTS. and sank talutlng before the bar.
Frank Edwards, a printer, and John Lutsky
candyHiaker, have been arrested, the
former being charged with doing the slash
ing
The five sawmills on Nicollet Island,
Minneapolis were destroyed by fire on the
evening of the 10th The mills were owned
10y McMuieu q Co, Eastman q Bprey, {.
A. Smith a Co Cole a. Weeks, Merriam q
Barrows. The mills were erected some
fifteen years ago at the cost OF ) O,UOO each,
and together had the capacity Of 10000
feet Of lumber each ter hours The tOsll
loss on mills, logs and lumber Is SOOOO0,
with insurance about half that amount.
The fire began in the McMullen mill, but
| from what cause is unknown.
Al Waterloo, Iowa, while loading Hol-
stein cattle from the Field brothers fine
stock farm to take 70 the Iowa state fair,
ID vid Sees OF Cedar Falls, was gored 10y
/ bull and instantly killed. Mr.. Sees was
/ leading the bull 10y J. foot pole attached to
a ring IN his nose aud was walking back
wards so as to watch the but He stumb ed
and fell, and before he could get up the
I ltrIi Mr. SApS
escaped being killed by this same animal
last year. and the owner, Mr.. Field instantly
shot the bull.
At Sioux City, H., an unexpected
rise of the Missouri took place, a sudden
jump Of "a inches occur during the night
This is the biggest l2-hour rise ev r known
in the river at this time of the year. The
reason for this IS not known. 10 Is presumed
that heavy rains in the Northwest or the
washing through of one OF the narrow necks
i'm some of the hig benis is the cause.
Opposite the city considerable washing IS
gong on. Two sections OF the railroad
were washed out.
The Southern Minnesota Fair at
Rochester was pronounced success and
the exhibit larger than the most successful
record, as will be seen by the following sum
~ nv OF entries Cattle 233 entries: horses,
grain and seeds 81; vegetables, l6G; fruit
and flowers, l51; dairy supplies 3 cuII
nary, % textile fairies, a; find arts o3.
The sporting programme was cOmprehen-
sve and entertaining. The attendance was
large.
The United States District court at
Winona, Mimi, has adjourned All the
important cases were continued until the
October term. The following cases were
disposed of: Nels Kohloft pleaded guilty
to cutting timber on government land, and
sentence was suspended, james Mcdonald,
Forests partner, also pleaded gully to
passing counterfeit money at Minneapolis,
and received the same sentence, 500 tine
and two wears at Saltwater. Henry Holmes
pleaded guilty to selling liquor to Indians
Anxiety is felt for Miss Rosa Cosell.
who left Redfeld, Oak, a month ago to
visit parents who live 20 miles south of
Highmure. Nothing has been heard from
her. She is seventeen years of &c, rather
uice-lOOking ana of very retiring dis
position. Her friends fear that she has
been fOullv dealt with, as no clue TO her